Media and Children

Psychology provides a unique voice, grounded in developmental and behavioral science, on the issue of media impact on children. APA works with government on media issues such as the V-Chip and television ratings, the sexualization of girls, violent media content and the effects of advertising.

• Healthy Media for Youth Week

• Testimony on Behalf of the American Psychological Association before the United States Senate Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights

• The Effects of Television Violence on Children

• APA Testimony on the Impact of Media Violence on Children

• Report of the APA Task Force on Advertising and Children

• An Annotated Bibliography on the Implications of Interactive Media for Adolescents (PDF, 622 KB)

• Division 46 — Media Psychology

• Children, Youth and Families Office

• National Institute on Media & the Family

• Children Now

• Federal Communications Commission

• Federal Trade Commission

• Institute for Public Representation — Georgetown Law